He is alluding to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation
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The answer is D) PITY
because pity means feeling sorrow for one another.
According to the dictionary compassion means sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others.
American Realism was a style in art, music and literature that depicted contemporary social realities and the lives and everyday activities of ordinary people. The movement began in literature in the mid-19th century, and became an important tendency in visual art in the early 20th century.
1- verb- affected
2- verb- changed
3- uprooted
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